Special Areas: Teachers

P. E.–Linda Collins

Ms. Collins was born in Corpus Christi and grew up in Houston. She has lived in Austin since 1980. Ms. Collins has a B. S. from Stephen F. Austin State University and a M. Ed. from Texas State University. She has taught at THES since 2005. Ms Collins cares passionately about the wellness of the whole THES community: students, faculty, staff, and families. We are so grateful that every year she organizes our Family, Fun, and Fitness Days! If you would like to volunteer to help nurture the wellness of our community, please contact her.

Art–Jane Isoline

Ms. Isoline is our art teacher at THES. She grew up in Fort Worth. She moved to Austin in 1978 and raised her daughter here. Ms. Isoline first starting working in retail management and buying, but felt a calling to educate. Her first teaching job was at the Austin State Hospital. In 1998 she joined the THES faculty, and has been here ever since! Along with teaching art at THES, Ms. Webb organizes an exhibition of student work at the Performing Arts Center, sponsors the Young Artists’ Day at THES and donates her time every year to help THES students participate in the Travis Heights Art Walk. Our beautiful artwork is displayed throughout the school all year long. Stop by and check out what our creative students have produced! If you care about art in the schools, and would like to volunteer, please contact her.

Music–Brittany King

I grew up in Richardson, TX (Dallas) I graduated from Richardson High School in 1993. I graduated from Austin College in Sherman, TX in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in Psychology. I continued at Austin College to get my Master of Arts in Elementary Education in December of 1998. I began teaching music in January of 1999 in my home town of Richardson, TX at Prestonwood Elementary. Although I loved my school, I needed a change! So in 2006, I moved to Austin and began teaching music here at Travis Heights Elementary!

Library–Julie Underwood

I’m a Texan born and bred, but my world travel bucket list is alarmingly long. I received my Master’s Degree in Library Science and BS in Elementary Education from Texas Woman’s University, along with Reading and ESL Certifications.

I have spent more than 20 years in education, and enjoy learning many new things daily. I’ve used a few musical bones in my body over the years, and broke just one of them during my 5 years skating with the Texas Rollergirls.

I enjoy spending my time reading anything I can get my hands on, running, watching documentaries, searching for that perfect midcentury whatnot, and tackling awesome adventures with my family!